An aerial radiological survey of Naturita, Colorado and surrounding area

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5380314

Jaffe, R J

An aerial radiological survey of four areas in the vicinity of the inactive uranium mill tailings site at Naturita, Colorado was conducted in September 1981. The average background radiation exposure rate (normalized to 3 feet above the ground) was about 10 to 16 microroentgens per hour ({mu}R/h). Uranium ore or tailings were detected at Naturita, Nucla, East Vancorum, and the general region downriver and downwind from the former mill tailings site.

• Research Organization: EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States). Remote Sensing Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-88NV10617
• OSTI ID: 5380314
• Report Number(s): EGG-10617-1182; ON: DE92014295
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540230* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ABANDONED SITES
AERIAL SURVEYING
BACKGROUND RADIATION
COLORADO
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
GAMMA RADIATION
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MILL TAILINGS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORES
RADIATIONS
RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOLID WASTES
SURVEYS
TAILINGS
URANIUM ORES
USA
WASTES